I just read The Song of Achilles and it's SO FUCKING GOOD but also sad cause you know what's going to happen but you don't want it to. I surprised myself by crying at the ending (also I couldn't help picturing the MCs as Noct and Prompto). Anything good you read?
I’ve been meaning to read that for some time now. I’ve never gotten around to actually buying it, though. But I’m so ready to be hurt by this book and it’s gonna be even worse now that I’ll have Noctis and Prompto in the back of my mind (THANKS). I’ll probably cry, too.
And hoo boy do I have A List for you:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - A very interesting world with a cool concept of magic, very gritty, teenagers getting into trouble and also making friend while stealing shit, LGBT characters, and Kaz
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton - I love how this book calls into question about the “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” thought process & I find it a lot better than the movie, also dinosaurs
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman - there’s a bookworm angel, a demon who yells at plants, a hellhound named “dog”, and an apocalypse. Much ensues
American Gods by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (conveniently there’s a TV series for this coming to Starz in April) - I can’t begin to describe this book so you should just watch this trailer (warning: there’s blood)
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks - Definitely one of my favorites, although I’d say it’s not for everyone. It’s very dark and bloody, a world full of magic, shows the consequences of what it means to be a hero, Durzo Blint stole my heart and I’ll never get it back
Retribution Falls by Chris Wooding - Steampunk flying machines, lots of weird shit, you’ll probably want to punch Frey in the face several times (I know I did)
Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner - Lesbians. Canon lesbians. Also mermaids that’ll make you piss yourself.
The Age of Fire by E. E. Knight - I love anything to do with dragons and this series has one of the most interesting take on them that I’ve seen thus far, the other races (elves, dwarves, humans) are all fairly run of the mill but again this is a book about dragons. Warning that the last few books really decrease in quality of writing and in plot, though.
His Majesy’s Dragon by Naomi Novik - The Napoleon War. With dragons. Needs must I say more?